What color is #1C2B07?

#1C2B07 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2B07?

The RGB value is 28, 43, 7: 28 red, 43 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2B07?

The complementary color is #16072B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2B07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2B07 color

#1C2B07 rgb(28, 43, 7)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C2B07 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.9% green and 2.7% blue (28, 43, 7).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 72% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#1C2B07 color codes

HEX	`#1C2B07`
RGB	`rgb(28, 43, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.9%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 72%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 84%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 84%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.43, -13.48, 19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.43, 23.53, 124.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.381, 1.99, 0.512)`
Decimal	`1846023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2B07, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1C2B07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2B07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1C2B07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2b07; }
.text { color: #1c2b07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2b07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 43 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2b07, #0a2b07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C2B07?: #1C2B07 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2B07?: The RGB value is 28, 43, 7: 28 red, 43 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2B07?: The complementary color is #16072B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2B07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.